Hezekiah latshaw



(No Model.) ATSHAW.

HAME.

No 312,868. Pad tented Feb. 24, 1885.

WITNESSES INVENTOR JLZMW Zfl/Z/ 4% ATTORNEYS UNITED STATEs PATENT tries,

HAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 812,868, dated February 1-5385. Application filed July 14, 1884. (No model) To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HEZEKIAH LATsHAW, a citizen of the United States, residing at Butfalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hanies, of which the following is a specification, reference being had,

therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in hanies, and is designed objectively to adjust the strain so as to relieve the horses necks from injury, and, further, to prevent chafing from the connection of the hame and trace.

In describing the device reference will be plan view of the device.

A designates a haine of approved construction, in which are secured the eyebolts B by riveting or otherwise. The eye of each bolt passes around the hinge-bolt 0, cast or otherwise secured on a plate, D, the heads of the said eyebolt resting in slots E in the said plate. About centrally on the plate is raised a series of lugs having coincident holes for the reception of the bolt F, which passes through the t-clip'G of the trace or tug. "plate bearing against the horse is a protector,

YQH, of leather or other suitable material, so- 'fcuredz-to'the o plate .byrivets or screws, or otherwise.

By the'arrangement of parts above described a double hinge-is provided, one at the had to the annexed drawing, representing a On the side of the hame and one at the clip, while the broad plate bean; against the shoulder, and thus prevents ohafi ug or bruising the skin. .llacing the tug-clip on difi'erent parts oi the plate, be

tween the lugs, and securing it by thepin, adjusts the tug at different heights l as to accommodate the strain to vary' crrcuur stances. The doublehinge isnecn ry togive a flat bcariug surlacc to the plate.

Having described the device, what I claim 1S.

1. An improved hanie and traeeconnection, consisting of a plate having hi uged connections to a hanie and also adjustable hinged conneotions to the clip of a trace.

2. The combination, with thehaine of a harness, of the eyebolts secured therein, theptate having slots for receiving the l'ieads oi" the bolts, and a hingebolt formed integral with it and passing through the eyebolts, the said plate also having formed on its surface a series of lugs adapted to secure a bolt which passes through the clip of the trace, to adjust the same for the relief of the horses neck and shoulders.

In testimony whercofl affix presence of two witnesses.

HEZEKIAH LA'lTSii'AW'.

my signature in V fitn esses: (J. F. WITMER, a. L. WITMEl-i. 

